A huge disparity in NYC's neighborhood violence rates
Non-fatal assault hospitalizations per 100,000 (2016)
Mott Haven/Melrose
163.9
Hunts Pt/Longwood
143.9
Morrisania/Crotona
119.7
Brownsville
108.1
Belmont/East Tremont
107.3
NYC average
43.9
Flushing/Whitestone
15.1
Sheepshead Bay
14.4
Upper West Side
13.2
Woodside/Sunnyside
12.1
Upper East Side
12.0
Data are for the 5 neighborhoods with the highest rates of non-fatal assault hospitalizations, and the 5 with the lowest rates.